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A2 2 A1 24 2 . J ONAH ADDI S v . DEAUNA MCQUEEN.

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i l e d t h i s d i rect ap p eal fro m t he t ri al co u rt ’ s fi n al ju d g m en t

an d d ecree g ran t in g Deau na M cQu een ’ s p et i t i o n fo r di v o rce an d award i n g McQu een

s o l e l eg al an d p h y si cal cu s t o d y o f th e p art i es ’ m i no r ch i l d

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a p aren t i n g p l an en t ered i n co n ju n ct i o n wi t h t he d i v orce d ecree, as wel l as an o rd er

h o l d i n g Ad d i s i n co n tem

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Un d er OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (a) (1 1 ), d i rect ap p eal s m ay b e h ad fro m “ [a] l l

ju d g m en t s o r o rd ers i n ch il d cu s t o d y cas es awa r d i n g, refu si n g t o ch an g e, o r

m o di fy i n g ch i l d cu st o d y o r h o l di n g or d ecl i n i n g to ho l d p ers o n s i n co nt em p t o f s u ch

ch i l d cu s t o d y ju dg m en t o r o rd ers .” “ Ap p eal s f r o m ju dg m en t s o r o rd ers i n d i v o rce,

al i m o n y

, an d o t h er do m es t i c rel at i o n s cas es

, ” h owev er, m u s t b e i n it i at ed b y fi l i n g an

ap p li cat io n fo r d is cret i on ary rev i ew. OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (2 ), (b ). Th u s, d i rect ap p eal s

wi l l n o t l i e fro m “ o rd ers rel at i ng t o ch i l d cu s t o d y i ss u es t h a t a r e e n t e r ed i n d i v o rce

cas es .” Vo y les v. Vo y l es

, 3 0 1 Ga. 4 4

, 4 5 (7 99 SE2 d 1 6 0 ) (2 0 1 7) ( pu n ct u at i o n

o m it t ed ); acco rd Ho o v er v

. H o o v er, 2 9 5 Ga. 1 3 2

, 13 4 (1 ) (7 5 7 SE2 d 8 3 8) (2 0 1 4 )

(“ W h ere, as h ere, ch i l d cu st o d y i s s u es are an ci l l a r y t o a d i v o rce act i o n

, t h e

d et erm i n at i o n of ch i l d cu s t o d y d o es n o t t ran s fo rm t h e cas e i n t o a < ch i l d cu s to d y cas e,’

as t h at p h ras e i s u s ed i n OCGA § 5

- 6

- 3 4 ( a ) (1 1 ), fo r p u rp o s es o f det erm in i n g t h e

ap p ro p ri at e m et ho d fo r ap p eal i n g a ch i l d cu st o d y o rd er.”).

“ Becau s e t hi s i s n o t a ch i l d cu s to d y cas e, b u t i s a d i v o rce cas e i n w h i ch ch i l d cu s t o dy

i s an i s s ue, OCGA § 5 -6 -3 5 (a) (2 ) req u i res an ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i scret i o nary April 22, 2022ap p eal

, an d a d i r e c t a p p e a l i s n o t au t h o ri zed b y OCGA § 5 -6 -3 4 (a) (1 1 ).” To d d v.

To d d, 2 87 Ga. 2 5 0

, 2 5 2 (1 ) (7 0 3 SE2 d 5 97 ) (2 0 1 0 ); acco rd Fo rd v

. Fo rd

, 3 4 7 Ga.

Ap p

. 2 33

, 2 3 4 (8 1 8 SE2 d 6 90 ) (2 0 1 8). S e e a l s o B o o k er v. Ga. D ep t

. o f Hu m an

Res ou rces

, 3 1 7 Ga. Ap p

. 4 26

, 4 2 7 (7 3 1 SE2 d 1 1 0 ) (2 0 1 2 ) ( a n act i o n i n wh i ch t h e

“ u n d erl y i n g s u b

ject m at t er i s a f

a t h e r ’s ob l i gat i on t o p ro v id e ch i l d s u p p o rt ” i s “ a

d o m es t ic rel at i o n s cas e s ub ject t o rev i ew on l y by ap p li cat i on ”). “ Co m p li an ce wi t h t h e

d i s cret i o n ary ap p eal s p ro ced u re i s ju ri s d i ct i on al .” Ha i r Res t o rat i o n Sp eci al i s t s v.

S tat e o f Ga., 3 6 0 Ga. Ap p

. 9 0 1

, 9 0 3 (8 6 2 SE2 d 5 64 ) (2 0 2 1) (p u n ct u at i o n o m i t t e d )

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Acco rd in g ly

, Ad d i s ’ s fai l u re t o fo l l o w t h e req u i red ap pel l at e p ro ced u re d ep ri v es u s

o f ju ri sd i ct i o n o v er t h i s d i rect ap p eal , wh ich i s h ereb y DISM ISSED. See Fo rd

, 3 4 7

Ga. Ap p . at 2 3 4

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